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138507 to 138688— Continued 



138645. No. 5678. From Eglit, Fars, March 8, 1940. Said to be medium- 

 sized, black-and-white winter radish. 



138646. No. 5720. From Shiraz, Fars, March 15, 1940. 



138647. No. 5806. From Shiraz, Fars, April 3, 1940. 



138648. No. 5743. From Jahrum, Fars, March 25, 1940. 



138649. No. 5777. From Niriz, Fars, March 30, 1940. Said to be mixed 

 black-and-white winter sorts. 



138650. No. 5838. From Kazerun, Fars, April 11, 1940. 



138651. No. 5855. From Bushire, Fars, April 14, 1940. 



138652 to 138665. Solanum melongena L. Solanaceae. Eggplant. 



Benjan is the vernacular name for eggplant in Iran. 



138652. No. 5178. From Isin, Laristan, December 17, 1939. Purple, elong- 

 ated, about 1 foot long. 



138653. No. 5304. From Saidabad, Kirman, January 1, 1940. 



138654. No. 5350. From Kirman, Kirman, January 5, 1940. Round, purple. 



138655. No. 5386. From Khakis, Kirman, January 11, 1940. From 8 to 10 

 inches long, elongated, purple. Said to be perennial here for several 

 years. 



138656. No. 5406. From Chabarfersakh, Kirman, January 16, 1950. Pur- 

 ple, 6 by 3 inches. 



138657. No. 5407. From Kirman, Kirman, January 22, 1940. Said to be 

 globose, purple sort, 8 inches long. 



138658. No. 5489. From Tomogaon, February 4, 1940. 



138659. No. 5543. From Guragan, February 10, 1940. 10 inches long. 



138660. No. 5652. From Isfahan, March 2, 1940. Long, purple sort. 



138661. No. 5742. From Jahrum, Fars, March 24, 1940. 



138662. No. 5773. From Niriz, Fars, March 30, 1940. 



138663. No. 5802. From Shiraz, Fars, April 2, 1940. 



138664. No. 5803. From Shiraz, Fars, April 2, 1940. Said to be white egg 

 sort. 



138665. No. 5832. From Kazerun, Fars, April 11, 1940. 

 138666 and 138667. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



138666. No. 5351. Arnsac. From Kirman, Kirman, January 5, 1940. Said 

 to be a fruit of a wild herb, used medically. 



138667. No. 5736. From Jahrum, Fars, March 22, 1940. Garden weed, 

 yellow fruits. 



138668 to 138684. Spinacia oleracea L. Chenopodiaceae. 



Common spinach. 



Isfinaj is the vernacular name for spinach in Iran. 



138668. No. 5385. From Khabis, Kirman, January 11, 1940. 



138669. No. 5402. From Kirman, Kirman, January 21, 1940. 



138670. No. 5402-A. From Kirman, Kirman, January 21, 1940. 



138671. No. 5577. From Yezd, Kirman, February 20, 1940. Young. 



138672. No. 5611. From Dehibala, Shirkuh, February 22, 1940. Small. 



138673. No. 5638. From Isfahan, February 27, 1940. Used as greens. 



